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Poster one EXACTLY! it really depends on the age of the child but I would never let my kids walk to school unless it was less than a half mile away and they were like 13 years old! With GPS watches and their own cell phones ....

I allow my 11 year old to walk to the bus stop. It depends were you live. I live on base now. When i didnt live on base i always drove my kids. It was around the corner and I still always drove them. I wouldnt even let them take the bus when I lived off base. To many kids and one bus driver.. nope not enough supervision for me.

Hell to the NO! I even pick up my 13 year old sister from school everyday... People are gross now days you dont know whats gonna happen. Just a year ago about 5 kids each from different schools called the police on some man in a specific truck trying to get them into it. Then they had the entire police force in town covering all the elementary schools because of these 5 almost abductions.... The man was never seen again but it doesnt mean he didnt change his car and go back...

Answer by
Anonymous
at 6:36 PM on Oct. 22, 2009

Even though we live in a nice neighborhood it doesn't mean squat. I would not let my son walk to school. No way. I will drive him or he can take the bus, til he drives.

The sad thing it doesn't depend on where you live. Stuff like this can and does happen EVERYWHERE. No neighborhood is safe. No demographic is safe.

Answer by
Anonymous
at 6:39 PM on Oct. 22, 2009

I do let my kids (8,9,11) walk to school. It is about 5 blocks from home. However, I live in a small town with crossing guards at every major intersection and there's buses and other moms going to and from school. The police are out patroling before and after school. I also know several families along their route.

Only when we lived right behind the school and I could see them walk the short distance through the playground into the door. Otherwise,we always lived so far away they took the bus. They were kids in the 1970's and 1980's and I was really cautious and watching out for them even though we had not heard of kidnappings as much as we do now.